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Booking.com partner accommodation phishing campaign targeting Japan

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A phishing campaign is targeting Booking.com partner accommodations in Japan with guest-complaint and review-request lures that deliver malicious files for TONResolver installation. The operation matters because the payload can establish a foothold for command execution and possible credential theft. The same activity also reached partner accommodations in multiple other countries, showing broader campaign continuity.

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Timeline

  1. 30.06.2026 13:30 2 articles · 3h ago

    Booking.com partner accommodations in Japan targeted with TONResolver phishing emails

    Initial Disclosure

    TrendAI Research detected phishing emails sent to Booking.com partner accommodations in Japan that impersonated guest complaints and review requests, used a Japanese subject line such as “Important: Guest Stay Review Request,” and delivered TONResolver through a ZIP/LNK chain executed via PowerShell. The malware uses the TON blockchain as a dead drop resolver, is packaged as a Node.js application with VM-based obfuscation, and establishes a persistent keepalive connection for follow-on command execution and possible credential theft; related emails also reached Booking.com partners in other countries.

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